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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 2

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Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1997 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

SEA A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
KC  A    3  0  4    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   9 15  0
BATTING
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cora 2b                       3   1   0   0       1   0       3   1
Rodriguez ss                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Griffey cf                    2   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
E. Martinez dh                4   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Buhner rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Sorrento 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   2      10   0
Wilson c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Gates 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
Ducey lf                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Amaral ph,lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Olivares p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Spoljaric p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Charlton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   1       3   5      24   8
BATTING - 
HBP: Griffey (7,by Haney).
GDP: E. Martinez (18,off Pittsley); Buhner (23,off Haney).
Team LOB: 6.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman 2b                   4   0   1   0       1   1       3   5
Damon cf                      5   2   4   0       0   1       1   0
Bell 3b                       5   3   3   0       0   0       1   3
Davis dh                      3   2   1   3       2   1       0   0
King 1b                       5   1   1   3       0   0      10   1
Myers lf                      4   1   2   3       1   1       4   0
Dye rf                        5   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Macfarlane c                  4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Martinez ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Pittsley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Haney p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   9  15   9       4   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bell-Offerman-King, Bell-Offerman-King.
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (26,off Olivares); Dye (14,off Olivares); Macfarlane (12,off Spoljaric).
HR: Davis (29,1st inning off Olivares 2 on 1 out); King (22,3rd inning off
Olivares 2 on 2 out); Myers (1,3rd inning off Olivares 0 on 2 out).
IBB: Davis (13,by Olivares).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Seattle Mariners             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olivares L(6-10)              2.2   7   7   7   1   1   3  16
Wells                         2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9
Spoljaric                     1.2   3   0   0   2   1   0  10
Charlton                      1.1   3   2   2   1   1   0   8
Totals                        8    15   9   9   4   4   3  43
WP: Charlton (6).
IBB: Olivares (4,Davis).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wells 1-0; Charlton 2-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pittsley W(4-7)               5     3   1   1   3   3   0  20
Haney                         3     3   1   1   0   1   0  12
Montgomery                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   3   5   0  35
WP: Pittsley (3).
HBP: Haney (2,Griffey).
Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser
Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 14278
Starting Lineups:

   Seattle Mariners              Kansas City Royals       
1. Cora                2b        Offerman            2b
2. Rodriguez           ss        Damon               cf
3. Griffey             cf        Bell                3b
4. E. Martinez         dh        Davis               dh
5. Buhner              rf        King                1b
6. Sorrento            1b        Myers               lf
7. Wilson              c         Dye                 rf
8. Gates               3b        Macfarlane          c
9. Ducey               lf        Martinez            ss
   Olivares            p         Pittsley            p

MARINERS 1ST: Cora walked; Rodriguez lined to left; Griffey
walked [Cora to second]; Pittsley threw a wild pitch [Cora to
third, Griffey to second]; E. Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cora scored, Griffey to third]; Buhner was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Damon
singled to center; Bell singled to pitcher [Damon to second];
Davis homered to left-center [Damon scored, Bell scored]; King
grounded out (third to first); Myers flied to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Sorrento flied to left; Wilson singled to center;
Gates walked [Wilson to second]; Ducey popped to shortstop; Cora
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Dye popped to second; Macfarlane grounded out (third
to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Rodriguez lined to left; Griffey singled to right;
E. Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Damon
struck out; Bell doubled to left; Davis was walked
intentionally; King homered to left [Bell scored, Davis scored];
Myers homered to right-center; Dye doubled to left; WELLS
REPLACED OLIVARES (PITCHING); Macfarlane grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 7.

MARINERS 4TH: Buhner grounded out (shortstop to first); Sorrento
singled to first; Wilson popped to first; Gates lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez flied to left; Offerman singled to right;
Damon singled to center [Offerman to second]; Bell flied to
right; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Ducey struck out; Cora grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: King popped to first; Myers struck out; Dye lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 7.

MARINERS 6TH: HANEY REPLACED PITTSLEY (PITCHING); Griffey was
hit by a pitch; E. Martinez singled to center [Griffey to
third]; Buhner grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Griffey scored (no RBI), E. Martinez out at second];
Sorrento struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: SPOLJARIC REPLACED WELLS (PITCHING); Macfarlane
doubled to right; Martinez lined to second; Offerman walked;
Damon singled to left [Macfarlane to third, Offerman to second];
Bell popped to second; Davis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Mariners 2, Royals 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Wilson flied to right; Gates grounded out (second
to first); AMARAL BATTED FOR DUCEY; Amaral flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: AMARAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); King popped to
catcher; Myers walked; Dye singled to shortstop [Myers to
second]; Macfarlane popped to first; CHARLTON REPLACED SPOLJARIC
(PITCHING); Martinez lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mariners 2, Royals 7.

MARINERS 8TH: Cora grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Griffey popped to third; E. Martinez singled to
center [Rodriguez to second]; Buhner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Offerman struck out; Damon singled to right; Bell
singled to third [Damon to second]; Charlton threw a wild pitch
[Damon to third, Bell to second]; Davis walked; King popped to
first; Myers singled to left [Damon scored, Bell scored, Davis
to second]; Dye forced Myers (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 9.

MARINERS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED HANEY (PITCHING); Sorrento
struck out; Wilson lined to left; Gates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mariners         2   6   0    6
 Royals           9  15   0   10
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